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In 1912–13, 1913–14, 1914–15 and 1916–17 the Irish American Athletic Club had a team, the New York Irish-Americans, represented in the American Amateur Hockey League. [11] The team was coached by James C. "Jimmy" O'Brien and had on its roster for various seasons future NHL players Tom McCarthy and Moylan McDonnell .
John L. Sullivan – last bare-knuckle boxing heavyweight champion of the world; first gloved heavyweight champion of the world; first American athlete to become a national celebrity and to earn over $1 million; Andrew Anglin – Neo-Nazi, founder, and proprietor of The Daily Stormer; a white supremacist, anti-Semitic news and commentary website.
National T&F Championships, Santry Dublin, Ireland Hammer throw: 73.21 m Eileen O'Keeffe: 21 July 2007 National T&F Championships, Santry Dublin, Ireland Javelin throw: 54.92 m Anita Fitzgibbon: 27 July 2013 National T&F Championships, Santry Dublin, Ireland [51] Heptathlon: 6297 pts Kate O'Connor: 24–25 April 2021 Multistars: Lana, Italy [52]
James Sarsfield Mitchel (born Mitchell; January 30, 1864 – July 3, 1921) was an Irish-born American field athlete who competed in the 1904 Olympics. [1] He was one of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the "Irish Whales."
John Flanagan and Martin Sheridan of the Irish American Athletic Club, with fellow Irishman James Mitchell of the New York Athletic Club at the 1904 Olympic Games in St. Louis, Missouri. John Joseph Flanagan (sometimes spelled Flannigan ; [ 1 ] [ 2 ] January 28, 1868 – June 3, 1938) was an Irish-American three-time Olympic gold medalist in ...
Brady, the most famous NFL player out of eight on the list, came in at No. 21, proving that American football still has a ways to go. The NBA's growing global popularity is apparent, with 13 ...
John Joseph Hayes (April 10, 1886 – August 25, 1965) was an American athlete, a member of the Irish American Athletic Club, and winner of the marathon race at the 1908 Summer Olympics. Hayes' Olympic victory contributed to the early growth of long-distance running and marathoning in the United States.
Martin John Sheridan (March 28, 1881 – March 27, 1918) was an Irish-American athlete and three time Olympic Games gold medallist in discus throw. [ 1 ] Born in Bohola , County Mayo , Ireland, he was a participant of both the 1904 and the 1908 Olympic Games , and was part of a group of Irish-American athletes known as the " Irish Whales ".